Leading tennis players oppose renewed Davis Cup. According to l'equipe, the tops sent a letter to the International Tennis Federation (ITF), in which they refused to play at the tournament.

Who exactly signed this letter is still unknown.

Earlier, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev stated that they would refuse to participate in the tournament..

Federer in the changes did not like the fact that now they will play three-set matches in the decisive fights.

Djokovic is not satisfied with the time of the Cup. According to the Serb, a similar ATP World Team Cup tournament will take place at the same time, so he will prefer him.

Zverev said that holding a heavy tournament in November is “madness” because tennis players need rest.

In August 2018, it became known that from 2019 the tournament will be updated. For reform voted 71% of representatives of tennis federations.

The initiator of the changes was the Kosmos investment company led by Barcelona’s footballer Gerard Pique.

Now 18 teams will take part in the competitions, which will first perform in the group stage and then play in the playoffs, starting from the quarter-finals stage..

16 participants of the tournament will be selected according to the ITF rating, and two more will receive special invitations from the organizers..

The final tournament will be held November 18-24, 2019 in Madrid.